Obstaclization

I want you to take a look at a graph. I know it’s a tired old subject – Obesity in America – it’s a bit outdated (2006), but I want you to take a look.

I don’t know what you see, but I see something that I think we all intuitively know without being told: once you hit your post-teen years, the likelihood is that you will put on some extra pounds. In fact, if you are John or Jane Q. Public, there is a 66% probability that you will be overweight or obese with a 50/50 shot of being one or the other.

I know…doom and gloom.

But I want you to look at the chart again. See what it says about 6 – 19 year old kids? Out of every 100 kids, the probability is that less than 20 are overweight. Even better is the recent…